Rural Gardening: Bee Feeding Update , 0 by jio1

jio1 wrote:
While the butterflies aren't using the feeder I bought for them, the bees *love* it - even more than the flat dish I was using. Early morning, there are 3-6 scouts. Then I fill the feeder, hang it and stand back -- within a few minutes there are a dozen plus, 15-20 mins later, the feeder is covered and, at the hour mark, it looks like a rugby scrum -- see pic. Then within minutes of emptying the feeder, most have dispersed. Some drink from the birdie water dish through out the day. I could probably fill the feeder several times over but am concerned that once life here in the complex gets going, around 7:30a, even the more unobservant neighbors *might* notice the scrum and complain to the office who probably make me stop. I hate being paranoid like this, but I am. And, a friend in Ohio and one in Paris France have committed to buying feeders and feeding bees in their gardens/balconies. jo